China bans toxic American computer junk

From: Sellam Ismail <foo_at_siconic.com>
Date: Sat Jun 8 20:52:16 2002

On Sat, 8 Jun 2002, Joe wrote:

> I missed something. Exactly why is it HWB's or any other American
> president's job to get a UN treaty ratified????? The UN is made up of
> some 200+ nations and it's blatantly unfair to blame any ONE country or
> person for the UN's failure to pass a treaty. Besides, no country needs a
> UN treaty to pass laws to prevent the importation of hazardius waste
> into it's borders. The failure to pass such laws isn't the fault of HWB,
> American or the UN! So let's quite passing the buck.

I will say this and no more: It is in large part because of our current
president's actions, and the legacy that his predecessors left behind,
that "they" hate us.

> Oh I don't think they're stupid. They may be greedy, self serving and
> lots of other things but not stupid.

One definition of stupid: "Yes, global warming is real, and yes, global
warming is a problem, but we think we should just adapt to it instead of
doing anything about it."

Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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